diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
diff --git a/.python-backports.metadata b/.python-backports.metadata
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-backports.metadata
diff --git a/SOURCES/backports.py b/SOURCES/backports.py
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+from pkgutil import extend_path
+__path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/SPECS/python-backports.spec b/SPECS/python-backports.spec
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+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998047
+
+Name:           python-backports
+Version:        1.0
+Release:        8%{?dist}
+Summary:        Namespace for backported Python features
+
+# Only code is sourced from http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0382/
+License:        Public Domain
+URL:            https://pypi.python.org/pypi/backports
+Source0:        backports.py
+
+BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+Conflicts:      python-backports-lzma < 0.0.2-8
+
+%description
+The backports namespace is a namespace reserved for features backported from
+the Python standard library to older versions of Python 2.
+
+Packages that exist in the backports namespace in Fedora should not provide
+their own backports/__init__.py, but instead require this package.
+
+Backports to earlier versions of Python 3, if they exist, do not need this
+package because of changes made in Python 3.3 in PEP 420
+(http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/).
+
+
+%prep
+
+
+%build
+
+
+%install
+mkdir -pm 755 %{buildroot}%{python_sitelib}/backports
+install -pm 644 %{SOURCE0} %{buildroot}%{python_sitelib}/backports/__init__.py
+%if "%{python_sitelib}" != "%{python_sitearch}"
+mkdir -pm 755 %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/backports
+install -pm 644 %{SOURCE0} %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/backports/__init__.py
+%endif
+
+ 
+%files
+%{python_sitelib}/backports
+%if "%{python_sitelib}" != "%{python_sitearch}"
+%{python_sitearch}/backports
+%endif
+
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Jan 13 2015 Endi S. Dewata <edewata@redhat.com> - 1.0-8
+- Added conflict with older python-backports-lzma.
+
+* Fri Jul 4 2014 Endi S. Dewata <edewata@redhat.com> - 1.0-7
+- Reverted "Fixed build arch"
+
+* Fri Feb 14 2014 Endi S. Dewata <edewata@redhat.com> - 1.0-6
+- Fixed build arch
+
+* Tue Jan 28 2014 Daniel Mach <dmach@redhat.com> - 1.0-5
+- Mass rebuild 2014-01-24
+
+* Fri Dec 27 2013 Daniel Mach <dmach@redhat.com> - 1.0-4
+- Mass rebuild 2013-12-27
+
+* Mon Aug 19 2013 Ian Weller <iweller@redhat.com> - 1.0-3
+- Install to both python_sitelib and python_sitearch
+
+* Mon Aug 19 2013 Ian Weller <iweller@redhat.com> - 1.0-2
+- Install to the correct location
+
+* Fri Aug 16 2013 Ian Weller <iweller@redhat.com> - 1.0-1
+- Initial package build